A former rates collector,[1] in the 1970s Foley successfully ran the Central Ballroom in Ballybunion and the ballroom of the Brandon Hotel. He also had an interest in the Hillgrove Hotel in Dingle at one stage, and had extensive property holdings in Tralee.[2]

Following revelations that he had held an offshore account with Ansbacher Bank to avoid tax,[6] he resigned from Fianna Fáil on 9 February 2000, becoming an independent TD.[7] He had previously resigned from the Dáil Public Accounts Committee[8] (on which he had been involved in the questioning of an official of the Ansbacher bank in which he held an undeclared deposit)[9] and in May 2000 he became the first TD to receive a penalty for breaching the Ethics in Public Office Act 1995; he was suspended from the Dáil for 14 days.[10]

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Irish general election, 1992
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The Irish general election of 1992 was held on Wednesday,25 November 1992, almost three weeks after the dissolution of the Dáil on 5 November. The newly elected 166 members of the 27th Dáil assembled at Leinster House on 14 December 1992, a new Fianna Fáil-Labour Party coalition government was not appointed until 12 January 1993 after Albert Reynolds was re-elected Taoiseach. The general election took place in 41 parliamentary constituencies throughout Ireland for 166 seats in Dáil Éireann, the general election of 1992 was precipitated by the collapse of the Fianna Fáil–Progressive Democrats coalition government. Allegations of dishonesty at the Beef Tribunal forced Desmond OMalley and his party to part ways with Albert Reynoldss Fianna Fáil, both Albert Reynolds and John Bruton of Fine Gael were fighting their first general election as leader of their respective parties. For Reynolds it would be his only election as leader, the campaign went very poorly for Fianna Fáil with Reynoldss support dropping by 20%. Among the left, the Labour Party had increased their support in the elections the previous year. Six out of their seven TDs and a majority of their councillors left the party when the failed to be passed. Many political pundits had predicted that Fianna Fáil would not be re-elected and that a Rainbow Coalition involving Fine Gael, John Bruton, the leader of Fine Gael, had problems of his own. Opinion polls showed that if a Rainbow Coalition came to power, the possibility of a rotating Taoiseach was also hinted at in the media. The big winner of the campaign was Dick Spring and the Labour Party and they distanced themselves completely from Fine Gael and fought an independent line. The election also saw Moosajee Bhamjee become the first Muslim Teachta Dála, in 1989 the Democratic Socialist Party won 0. 6% of the vote and 1 seat, the party merged with the Labour Party in 1990. †In early 1992,6 Workers Party TDs left the party, Fianna Fáil–Labour Party coalition government formed. When the votes were counted the picture was clear, Fianna Fáil had its worst performance since 1927, winning less than 40% of the vote. Fine Gael, in spite of predictions of success, actually lost 10 seats, the Labour Party recorded its best ever result, an event dubbed the Spring Tide and more than doubled its number of seats. Talks between Fine Gael and Labour on establishing a minority government floundered after several weeks, partly over the issue of the revolving Taoiseach, Spring had to enter into coalition with Fianna Fáil, or force another election. The coalition deal proved very unpopular with many of Labours supporters, because Dick Spring had campaigned heavily against Fianna Fáil, as a result of the coalition, Albert Reynolds was elected Taoiseach with over 100 votes, the biggest majority by any Taoiseach in Irish political history until 2011. For some, such as John Stafford, this differs from the constituency represented in the outgoing Dáil. Where more than one change took place in a constituency the concept of successor is an approximation for presentation only

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Irish general election, 2002
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The newly elected members of the 29th Dáil assembled on Thursday 6 June 2002. The general election took place in 42 parliamentary constituencies throughout Ireland for 165 seats in the house of parliament. The only high-profile loss was Mary ORourke losing her seat in Westmeath, the re-election of the Fianna Fáil–Progressive Democrats government, the first occasion since 1969 that an Irish government won re-election. The meltdown in Fine Gael support, which saw the opposition party drop from 54 to 31 seats. The failure of the Labour Party, contrary to all expectations, later in the year, Ruairi Quinn stepped down as leader of the Labour Party. He was replaced by Pat Rabbitte, who was one of four Democratic Left TDs who joined in a merger with Labour in 1999, the most high-profile loss for the party was the defeat of former leader Dick Spring in Kerry. The success of the Green Party, which increased its TDs from two to six, including its first Teachta Dála outside of Dublin, the electoral success of Sinn Féin, which increased its seat number from one to five. The election of a number of independent candidates. Contrary to what opinion polls and political pundits were predicting, the Progressive Democrats kept all of their seats and it was the first time electronic voting machines were used in an Irish election. They were used in three constituencies, Dublin North, Dublin West and Meath, the most noticeable feature of the election was the collapse in Fine Gaels vote. In 2002, the Irish economy was booming, unemployment was low, no other opposition party, noticeably Labour, would agree to a pre-election pact with Fine Gael, sensing the unpopularity of the party. This meant that no-one felt that Fine Gael would be able to lead a government after the election, in contrast, the two parties of the outgoing government fought the election on a united front. The Fine Gael party was organised in Dublin, and morale was low. The political landscape had changed in Ireland since Fine Gaels heyday in the 1980s, the Progressive Democrats and the Green Party in particular ate into Fine Gaels middle class support, and anti-Fianna Fáil voters had a much wider range of parties to choose from. All 4 of the seats won by the Green Party were at the expense of Fine Gael. Toward the end of the campaign, Michael McDowell warned that because Fianna Fáil were so high in the opinion polls, they could form a government by themselves. In the immediate aftermath of the election, Fine Gael leader Michael Noonan announced his resignation from the leadership, Fianna Fáil and Progressive Democrats majority coalition government formed. Democratic Left, which won 4 seats in 1997, merged with the Labour Party in 1999, independents include Independent Health Alliance candidates and Independent Fianna Fáil

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Irish general election, 1981
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The Irish general election of 1981 was held on 11 June 1981, three weeks after the dissolution of the Dáil on 21 May. The newly elected 166 members of the 22nd Dáil assembled at Leinster House on 30 June when a new Taoiseach, the general election took place in 41 parliamentary constituencies throughout Ireland for 166 seats in the lower house of parliament, Dáil Éireann. The number of seats in the Dáil was increased by 18 from 148 to 166, the general election of 1981 was the first one of five during the 1980s. The election also saw three new leaders of the three main parties fight their first general election. Charles Haughey had become Taoiseach and leader of Fianna Fáil at the end of 1979, Garret FitzGerald was the new leader of Fine Gael, Haughey and Fianna Fáil seemed extremely popular with the electorate in early 1981. By the dissolution in May, much of the optimism in the party had filtered out. The Anti H-Block movement fielded abstentionist candidates in solidarity with the hunger strikers, Fianna Fáils manifesto promised the electorate more spending programmes and Fine Gael put forward a series of tax-cutting plans. Fine Gael–Labour Party minority coalition government formed, when the votes were counted the result was inconclusive. Fianna Fáil lost seats as a result of sympathy to the Anti H-Block candidates and it was the worst performance for Fianna Fáil in twenty years. Meanwhile, Labour Party leader Frank Cluskey lost his seat, necessitating a change with Michael OLeary succeeding Cluskey. A Fine Gael–Labour Party coalition government came to power with Garret FitzGerald becoming Taoiseach, where more than one change took place in a constituency the concept of successor is an approximation for presentation only. Outgoing TDs re-elected in a new constituency, with no related changes, are not recorded as a change Members of the 22nd Dáil Government of the 22nd Dáil Ministers of State of the 22nd Dáil

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Irish general election, 1987
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The Irish general election of 1987 was held on 17 February 1987, four weeks after the dissolution of the Dáil on 20 January. The newly elected 166 members of the 25th Dáil assembled at Leinster House on 10 March when a new Taoiseach, the general election took place in 41 parliamentary constituencies throughout Ireland for 166 seats in the lower house of parliament, Dáil Éireann. The general election of 1987 was precipitated by the withdrawal of the Labour Party from the Fine Gael-led government on 20 January 1987, the reason was a disagreement over budget proposals. Rather than press on with the agenda, the Taoiseach and leader of Fine Gael, Garret FitzGerald. An unusually long period of four weeks was set for the campaign and it was hoped that the electorate would warm to Fine Gaels budget proposals during the campaign. Fianna Fáils campaign involved a refusal to any definite commitments. Charles Haugheys attitude towards Northern Ireland and the Anglo-Irish Agreement were both attacked, however, the campaign was mostly fought on economic issues. The Labour Party decided against any pre-election pact, particularly with Fine Gael, the Progressive Democrats, founded only two years earlier, surpassed the Labour Party as the third-biggest political party in the Dáil. Although the majority of the party consisted of Fianna Fáil defectors, independents include Independent Fianna Fáil and the Tax Reform League. Notes, Changes in numbers of seats for each party are shown relative to the election in November 1982. †During the previous Dáil,4 Fianna Fáil TDs and 1 Fine Gael TD had joined the Progressive Democrats, in spite of the opinion polls suggesting otherwise, Fianna Fáil once again failed to win an overall majority. However the party was able to govern as a minority government and Charles Haughey was back for his third, the Fianna Fáil government of 1987 to 1989 was the last time to date that a government composed of only one party has been formed in Ireland. The new party, the Progressive Democrats, did well on their first outing, becoming the third biggest party in the Dáil. Fine Gael lost many seats, mostly to the PDs, the Labour Party failed to make any impact, with its leader Dick Spring, almost losing his seat. Members of the 25th Dáil Government of the 25th Dáil Ministers of State of the 25th Dáil 1987 election, Party leaders debate RTÉ archives

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Tralee
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Tralee is the county town of County Kerry in the south-west of Ireland. The town is on the side of the neck of the Dingle Peninsula. The towns population including suburbs was 23,693 as of the 2011 census making it the 7th largest town, Tralee is well known for the Rose of Tralee International Festival which has been held annually in August since 1959. On this old track is located a large boulder sometimes called Scotias Grave, anglo-Normans founded the town in the 13th century, which became a stronghold of the Earls of Desmond, who built a castle. John Fitz-Thomas FitzGerald founded the monastery of the Dominican order and was buried there in 1260, the medieval town was burnt in 1580 in retribution for the Desmond Rebellions against Elizabeth I. Elizabeth I in 1587 granted Tralee to Edward Denny and it was recognised in 1613 by Royal Charter, Sir Edward was the first of the Dennys to settle in Tralee, the Dennys did not occupy the castle of the Earls of Desmond until 1627. Sir Edwards son was Arthur Denny, in whose lifetime the towns charter was granted by King James, the third English settler, another Sir Edward, married Ruth Roper, whose father Thomas Roper was the lease holder of the Herbert estate centred on Castleisland. This Sir Edward was a royalist and he fought for the King in the wars of 1641. He died in 1646, before the triumph of Oliver Cromwell over affairs in England and Ireland and he granted the circuit of the Abbey to the corporation set up under the charter, in return for the fees of the town clerk. His son Arthur Denny married Ellen Barry, granddaughter of Richard Boyle, the latter held many land titles in West Kerry and also claimed property in Tralee. Sir Edward Denny, 4th Baronet was a landlord in his day, during the time of the Great Famine, he maintained rents to suit his tenants. He was a notable Plymouth Brother, the modern layout of Tralee was created in the 19th century. Denny Street, a wide Georgian street, was completed in 1826 on the site of the old castle, a monument commemorating the 1798 rebellion plus the rebellions of 1803,1848 and 1867 – a statue of a Pikeman - stands in Denny Street. First unveiled in 1905, the original Pikeman stood until the Irish War of Independence, in 1921 the Black and Tans dragged it from its pedestal and destroyed it. In June 1939 a replacement Pikeman was installed, created by renowned Dublin sculptor Albert Power, Tralee Courthouse was designed by Sir Richard Morrison and built in 1835. It has a monument of two cannons commemorating those Kerrymen who died in the Crimean War and the Indian Rebellion, ballymullen Barracks was the depot of the Royal Munster Fusiliers. The Tralee Ship Canal was built to accommodate larger ships sailing into Tralee, the House of Commons authorised an Act of Parliament in June 1829 for the canal, with work beginning in 1832. Issues with funding meant that the canal was not completed until 1846 when it was opened, the canal was 2 miles long with a new canal basin built in Tralee, and lock gates and a wooden swing bridge constructed in Blennerville

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County Kerry
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County Kerry is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and is part of the province of Munster. It is named after the Ciarraige who lived in part of the present county, Kerry County Council is the local authority for the county and Tralee serves as the county town. The population of the county was 147,554 in 2016, Kerry is the fifth-largest of the 32 counties of Ireland by area and the 15th-largest by population. It is the second-largest of Munsters six counties by area, uniquely, it is bordered by only two other counties, County Limerick to the east and County Cork to the south-east. The diocesan see is Killarney, which is one of Irelands most famous tourist destinations, the Lakes of Killarney, an area of outstanding natural beauty are located in Killarney National Park. The tip of the Dingle Peninsula is the most westerly point of Ireland, there are nine historic baronies in the county. While baronies continue to be officially defined units, they are no longer used for administrative purposes. Their official status is illustrated by Placenames Orders made since 2003, the county is bounded on the west by the Atlantic Ocean and on the north by the River Shannon. Just off the coast are a number of islands, including the Blasket Islands, Valentia Island, skellig Michael is a World Heritage Site, famous for the medieval monastery clinging to the islands cliffs. The county contains the extreme west point of Ireland, Dunmore Head on the Dingle Peninsula, or including islands, Tearaght Island, the most westerly inhabited area of Ireland is Dún Chaoin, on the Dingle Peninsula. The River Feale, the River Laune and the Roughty River flow through Kerry, the North Atlantic Current, part of the Gulf Stream, flows north past Kerry and the west coast of Ireland, resulting in milder temperatures than would otherwise be expected at the 52 North latitude. This means that plants such as the strawberry tree and tree ferns, not normally found in northern Europe. Because of the area and the prevailing southwesterly winds, Kerry is among the regions with the highest rainfall in Ireland. Owing to its location, there has been a reporting station on Valentia for many centuries. The Irish record for rainfall in one day is 243.5 mm, in 1986 the remnants of Hurricane Charley crossed over Kerry as an extratropical storm causing extensive rainfall, flooding and damage. Kerry means the people of Ciar which was the name of the tribe who lived in part of the present county. The legendary founder of the tribe was Ciar, son of Fergus mac Róich, in Old Irish Ciar meant black or dark brown, and the word continues in use in modern Irish as an adjective describing a dark complexion